The Worcester Arts Workshop has served the community since 1974, but like other arts organizations struggles to maintain funding and support. The goal of this project was to assess how to Workshop could improve its social, economic, and environmental sustainability, especially by enhancing revenues and reducing expenditures. We solicited a wide range of stakeholder perspectives, assessed the current use of the building, and conducted an energy audit. We recommend several short term improvements, such as changing light bulbs, insulating lofts, streamlining the website, and increasing marketing and outreach, as well as long term improvements, such as replacing the boiler, increasing class offerings, adding new types of events, extending opening times, and diversifying its audience.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Tomerlin, Cassandra Lynn
• Prevallet-Kinstle, Anya Katerina
• Santana, Jorge Esteban
• Slabinski, Kelley Marie

Subject

• Sustainability
• Learning
• Culture
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042816-061413

Keyword

• Entrepreneurship
• Sustainability
• Sustainable development--Economic aspects
• Marketing

Advisor

• Golding, Dominic

Year

• 2016

Center

• Worcester, England Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Cotterill, Sarah
• Worcester Arts Workshop

Date created

• 2016-04-28

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright